Machine for beating leaf metal.



No. 66mm. A Patented ww.4 Is, |900. F. NussER. MACHINE FOR BEATING LEAF METAL.

-(App1icatinn led Aug. 22, 1900.) (nu Model.)

No. BBI-,658. Patented Nov. |3,|900.

F, NUSSER.

MACHINE FOR BEATING LEAF METAL.

(Application le`d Aug. 22, 1900.)

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(llo Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT 1 OFFICE.

FRITZ NUssER, oEERT-H'-, GERMANY.

MACHINE FOR BEATING LEAF METAL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 661,618. dated November 13, 1900. Application liled August 22,1900. Serial No. 27,645U (No model-J Tolal whom it may conoci/:n:

Be it known that I, FRITZ NUSSER, a subject of the Kingof Bavaria, residing at Frth,

in the Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire, 5 have invent'edcertain new and useful Improvements' in Machines for Beating Leaf Metal, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates toa machine ro for beating leaf metal, one object being to perform all operations' automatically and in such a manner that the finished Work will be of the sainequality as that obtained by manual labor.

I5 Thed machine consists of mechanism for moving the'work supported on the anvil so that every part of the leal"V metal is brought once beneath the verticallyreciprocating working faceof the hamm-er and the metal zo thus thoroughly and evenly beaten.

Another object of this invention is to release the hammer at the end of its downward stroke, so that it lwill spring back a short dis- .tance after it has been in contact with vthe Work similarly to the blow of a'h'and-hammer.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is aside elevation of the machine, showing the mechanism for feeding the work; Fig. 2, a plan or top view of the same; Fig. 3,.an enlarged 3o side elevation of the hammer, partly in section; and Fig. 4, an enlarged vertical section showingthe valve for releasingthe hammer.

a is,a frame which is pivotally connected by a vertical pin to the base of the ma- 'In suitable bearings of this fra-me a is mounted a horizontal shaft Z), which has secured to it a pulley c, to which motion is transmitted from any suitable driving mech-A anism. Fixed to the shaft b is a Worm d, en.-

40 gagingy a .ivorin-gearpf. The said gear is'- mounied on the vertical shaft e. Near the left end of the shaft b .is arranged a bevelgear g, which engages the horizontal bevelgear g', loosely mounted on the pin a: and

bodily connected to .the toothed Wheeljgz.

Parallel to and in the same plane with the frame a is arranged a second frame k, rotatably mounted Aon .the vertical pin This frame k supports' the. shaft 7,', which is con- 5o nected by the ,gears h h h2 with the toothed 'wheel g2. l In moving the frame t on its pivot the bevel-gear hjrefvolves about the bevel-4 l the shaft i.

gear h', so that in every position of the frame It the rotation of the shaft b is transmitted-to. l is a bevel-gear secured to the shaft-z'. gear m, fixed toitheyertical shaft n; The frame lc is provided with an annular p art o, inelosing the enlarged Vhuhof a toothed wheel p. The said wheel may be`rotated in the` The said gear meshes with the-bevel-v part o, on which it rests and meshes with a toothed wheelsof the vertical shaft n. Thus, as will be seen, the rotation of the shaft b will impart motion to the wheel p. The wheelp is provided with an opening q to receive the leaf metal q', which is supported on an anvil a'. By means of this construction the hammer will not strike the wheelp at`its downward stroke, While the work maybe moved abouton the anvil by shifting the position of the wheel p by means of the part oA of the frame It.

t is a'cain-d-isk secured .to the vertical shaft e. A roller fu, pivoted to a lateral arm of thev frame c, is held in Contact with the'camdiski by means of a weight u, secured to one en d of a suitably-guided'chain, the other end o f which is connected to the frame k.

It wil-[thus be seen that the frame k will -be swung on its pivot when-the cain-diskt is set in motion, whereby the part o and the wheel p and the Vwork q will be reciprocated. At the same time' the gears l m s transmit motion from the shaft z' tothe toothed wheel A 1p; 4'lhecam-diskif is so timed as to impart,

together with the Vwheel'psuch movement to the work q' aswill cause it to present to the 'hammer 8 only such part of the surface as is necessary for eecting the preliminary work` ing of the metal.

`@uis a cam-disk on the vertical shaft n;I which is heldin -engagement*.with the roller y by means of the Weight u. The said'roller y is mountedin'a slot of the machine-frame and is` seclired therein vby mea'nsof a setf screw, so that igmay'be. adjusted.

For varying the .path of movement of the frame t a set-screws is provided which bears against the side of the frame a and is screwed through a lug secured'to the base of the'machine. 4 The operati on of these devices is as follows: The work q `hearing been placed into the opening of the wheel p,'the machineis started mer is" in contact with the-wo rkisupported on the 'en -vilt; VTheplungerl 6 is provided with transmits inet-ion, by means of gg' g? h2, hVh 1 fm 8, to thewlieel pand tothe work' q'v.' In thementinle the work is shifted laterally, as 'theg y egmjreciprocates the frame k withthepagrtj grin. gceord'anee with .'itlsoarnqfaee. D'l'irirl-gf'l his' 'niovennentueff the wo'r k v the -hnmrner'S is f` disk t or the roller v `is removedyso that-the Bi-:s'r mmm corr and-the gear gend lwo'rrnd will-rotante l" latter drives thecam-disk t, while the-gearg beate-n in; 'the desired' manner.- ',.After the metal 'has .been sueiently prepared the earn frame 7a 'eanfno'longer be-leciproeated uhder the-in fiuehee of. the cam-diskjxtif New the fw; :indv thus the frameis reeipi'ocated in ae- Y cordanqe with-the working faceyofthis'dik w. By meansef thisgdevice the work will `vbe moved 'so -tht the" hm'mer' will strike nllthose'points which have not been -under disk 2O:v 2l indieate'stheoran'kfpin fixed tothe said disk, with which 'the-connecting- The said' to itin; halmmr'ta'nd" being guided in suitable tightly inthe cylinder' so that-theme61 and I .the hammer; swinfuwfh mOYementQf t-li'e.

' plunger 6; which; j l

:'a passage" 'L EgEigi-QL, having .interiorjjthread at the u pperend. 9indietesntnhe screwed -into the passage 1.2 .and closed at. its upper 924, towhioh islgsorewed a cylinder 1 8. 'Ontlie tube -9 ftstelescopieally'a tube 11),"nto-whieh 1 openings-22 icated V'I lean" the '.-tp jndbottom .than v a guide fer end s 'Qibesmnea To the lowerendof' theV tube 10g-is .secured ya. .eollarfg lrgfsinstliwhieh 1 3 mathe annemarie retinedrwhilethe p'lim more particular] y to theham- :mer-operating mechanim,l(shown in Figs. 3 amd-4;) :1 indicates 'guides in which ,the cross-' -vheadgzfmaybe reeiproeatedvertically; "3 is a --"driving-sl 1a. ft to whih. iS secured va '-e'iank-- ay be wertieallyneciprof 'the cylinder-1 8. f jAs'thepliinger cangnow 'no longer compressthenir within the ey linfv der 7 the latter*yvillfdropf'down freely under the influence-f gravityfnndr-f theimp'etlls Off ifsinitialmovement'withoutfbeigjinilnenced;

'by the positivelymevfed plunger 6'. rSrine'es4 been delivered., in the'sflne 'manner as if blowihsid been struck! byhand'. .F.A;t the -n'pl' .ward movement of .the plunger 6, the. slot of the( vtube 9 'is closed, sin

the said tube ,is eompletelylelosed, itis im "posy ee i the 'fsp'ringf 17 tends to'l movethe tn be 10 downward. Whensiblevfor airjto enter'thef-cylinde'r 7.- `AT1msagain'followthe movement of the plunger 6.

It' w'1l be obvions that the particular confstruetion of the'valve'might be modied'in spirit of the. present invention. l I claim my invention* 1. In a machine-'for working many` respects- Twithout; departing from the lef metal, the 1 combination of a-'driving-shnft'fgand a bedel?- 4plete tefsu'pport the same'mont'ed to swing 1 monnted to swing in ahorizontal plane,fa,n.a,n

having -orifie' therein to-engage the metal hammer-, 's spindlezmounted i in seid frame and means for' driving thesame from the:

"to beworked and move Y.thesarn1eunder the drivingshstft-whntever -b`e the relative pesitions .of frame and -bedjplate ontheir pivots,

a cam ,driven lby thedrivingfs-haft vand noting against the' fre'me' to shift the ysanne on its -pivot, alargar o'am at thefor-ward end of the frnmefndge-.stop l igfninst-whieh the same ants -to .;shift1;the-..sid friture when'tbe smalleream "rotating vthe nuatal "-eaholding'fdisk from the A frnmes'p'indle substntiallyas' described.

2. -I'na .machine 'fonv'voisking leaf met/nlv 'the' marrying adriv- 'ngdshaft an'y a -framjeaoa Tying spindle bari- 'zontnlly gm'on ntedjtherein, .both the .bed-plate .and the -fraime being'm'nnted .to swing fhori..

the mentaux-chef; wth@ spindle mmrsredzmmhe. Mestrum-swing for trans'mittingl Y tating the said disk from the driving-shaft lto relieve itl of theaetuatingforce the moment a stop to swing the frame when the rst cam is ont of action, means for rotating the said second cam from the frame-spindle, a metal? holding disk having an orifice therethrough mounted inY the end of the frame and means for rotating the same from the frame-spindle, an anvil mounted-below the saidorifice, a reciprocating hammer above the same and. means in connection with 'the said hammer before it-touehes the metal and thus to allow it to reeoilor spring back after the blow has been' given substantially as described. l

3. The combination of a bed-plate to swinge horizontally and carrying a driving-shaft and ahorizontal ly-swingin'g'frame having a metal-- holding. disk at its free end and means for rof and for shifting the position of the said frame relatively to that' of the bed-plate, as speoified,`an anvil below the. metal-'holding disk and a reciprocating hammer abovel the same, having a cylinder formed iu its stem,a plun-v ger working airtightly-in the same, 'means for positively reeprooatngihe said plunger and means for establishing communication between the space in the Cylinder below the plunger and the outer air the moment before the hammer touches the metal in the manner and fory the purpose substantially as dejscribed.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses; 

